Jabloteh named Youth Pro League’s top team

Members of the W Connection Youth Pro League teams, with their trophies, at the end of yesterday's award ceremony.

SAN JUAN Jabloteh, W Connection and Club Sando took home the lion’s share of awards, as the Flow Youth Pro League held its 2018 prize-giving ceremony at the VIP Lounge, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo yesterday.

Jabloteh were adjudged Team of the Year, and they also claimed the trophies for winning the Under-14 and Under-16 divisions.

Connection won the knockout titles in both the Under-14 and Under-18 divisions. Club Sando were rewarded for their success as the Under-16 knockout champions, and Point Fortin Civic took home the silverware as the Under-18 knockout winners. This was the fourth year in a row that Jabloteh were named as the top overall team, and they also took home a number of individual trophies. Jaheim Faustin, son of former Strike Squad left-back Marvin Faustin, took home the golden boot as the top Under-14 scorer. Jordan Britto was adjudged the most outstanding defender in the Under-16 section.

Andre Morales was voted as the coach of the year in the Under-14 category and Steve Neptune was named as the top coach in the Under-16 age group.

Connection also had a few individual awards to their name – Molik Khan (Under-14 MVP and most outstanding forward), Kiron Manswell (Under-16 top scorer) and Brian Williams, the Strike Squad right-back, was the Under-18 division’s coach of the year. For Club Sando, Isa Bramble was the MVP in the Under-18 age group and Raheem Lee was the Under-18s most outstanding goalkeeper. Delivering brief remarks at the function were Cindy-Ann Gatt, director of marketing at Flow, and TT Pro League CEO Julia Baptiste.

Club Sando players, along with club official Wayne Caesar (right), hold their trophies after yesterday's Flow Youth Pro League prize-giving ceremony.

Gatt expressed her company’s gratitude for the roles played by the players, coaches and parents during this year’s season. This is the third year that Flow has been sponsoring the Youth Pro League and Gatt is hopeful that the partnership will continue in 2019 and beyond. Baptiste hailed the support from Flow, saying, “They have been really there for the Youth Pro League.”